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Playa Bowls Planning Newtown Location
Playa Bowls, a smoothie bowl shop that originated at the Jersey Shore, is planning to open a Newtown location.
NEWTOWN, PA — Playa Bowls, a smoothie bowl shop, is planning to open a Newtown location.
The Newtown location is slated to open in the Village at Newtown Shopping Center, in a new building currently under construction. The Newtown Township Planning Commission will consider a conditional use application for Playa Bowls at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Playa Bowls opened its first location five years ago in the Jersey Shore town of Belmar by Robert Giuliani and Abby Taylor.
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The pair was inspired by surf trips to Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, California and Hawaii.
"Almost every exotic surf town they visited offered their own unique version of an acai or pitaya bowl. They decided to recreate their favorite recipes with their own twist at home at the Jersey Shore," according to the website.
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The chain currently operates 65 stores, including one other in Bucks County. There is a Playa Bowls on W. Court Street in Doylestown.
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